Sr/prach indicating dg or cg request

ABSTRACT

To facilitate requesting DG or CG, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided. An example method at a UE includes transmitting, to a base station, an SR or a PRACH associated with a scheduling type indication that indicates a DG or a CG. The example further includes receiving a response from the base station.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. ProvisionalApplication Ser. No. 63/082,396, entitled “SR/PRACH INDICATING DG OR CGREQUEST” and filed on Sep. 23, 2020, which is expressly incorporated byreference herein in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to communication systems, andmore particularly, to wireless communication systems with configuredgrant (CG) and dynamic grant (DG).

INTRODUCTION

Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide varioustelecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging,and broadcasts. Typical wireless communication systems may employmultiple-access technologies capable of supporting communication withmultiple users by sharing available system resources. Examples of suchmultiple-access technologies include code division multiple access(CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequencydivision multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency divisionmultiple access (OFDMA) systems, single-carrier frequency divisionmultiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, and time division synchronous codedivision multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems.

These multiple access technologies have been adopted in varioustelecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enablesdifferent wireless devices to communicate on a municipal, national,regional, and even global level. An example telecommunication standardis 5G New Radio (NR). 5G NR is part of a continuous mobile broadbandevolution promulgated by Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) tomeet new requirements associated with latency, reliability, security,scalability (e.g., with Internet of Things (IoT)), and otherrequirements. 5G NR includes services associated with enhanced mobilebroadband (eMBB), massive machine type communications (mMTC), andultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC). Some aspects of 5G NRmay be based on the 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. There existsa need for further improvements in 5G NR technology. These improvementsmay also be applicable to other multi-access technologies and thetelecommunication standards that employ these technologies.

BRIEF SUMMARY

The following presents a simplified summary of one or more aspects inorder to provide a basic understanding of such aspects. This summary isnot an extensive overview of all contemplated aspects, and is intendedto neither identify key or critical elements of all aspects nordelineate the scope of any or all aspects. Its sole purpose is topresent some concepts of one or more aspects in a simplified form as aprelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

Methods, computer program products, and apparatuses for scheduling typeindication are provided. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method, acomputer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for wirelesscommunication at a user equipment (UE). The UE transmits, to a basestation, a scheduling request (SR) or a physical random access channel(PRACH) associated with a scheduling type indication that indicates adynamic grant (DG) or a configured grant (CG). The UE may receive aresponse from the base station.

In another aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readablemedium, and an apparatus are provided for wireless communication at abase station. The base station receives, from a UE, an SR or a PRACHassociated with a scheduling type indication that indicates a DG or aCG. The base station transmits a response to the UE.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the one or moreaspects comprise the features hereinafter fully described andparticularly pointed out in the claims. The following description andthe annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative featuresof the one or more aspects. These features are indicative, however, ofbut a few of the various ways in which the principles of various aspectsmay be employed, and this description is intended to include all suchaspects and their equivalents.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communicationssystem and an access network.

FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example of a first frame, inaccordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an example of DL channels within asubframe, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2C is a diagram illustrating an example of a second frame, inaccordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2D is a diagram illustrating an example of uplink (UL) channelswithin a subframe, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a base station and userequipment (UE) in an access network.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example communication between a base station and aUE.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method of wireless communication.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method of wireless communication.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method of wireless communication.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method of wireless communication.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware implementationfor an example apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardwareimplementation for an example apparatus.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appendeddrawings is intended as a description of various configurations and isnot intended to represent the only configurations in which the conceptsdescribed herein may be practiced. The detailed description includesspecific details for the purpose of providing a thorough understandingof various concepts. However, it will be apparent to those skilled inthe art that these concepts may be practiced without these specificdetails. In some instances, well known structures and components areshown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring such concepts.

Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented withreference to various apparatus and methods. These apparatus and methodswill be described in the following detailed description and illustratedin the accompanying drawings by various blocks, components, circuits,processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as “elements”).These elements may be implemented using electronic hardware, computersoftware, or any combination thereof. Whether such elements areimplemented as hardware or software depends upon the particularapplication and design constraints imposed on the overall system.

By way of example, an element, or any portion of an element, or anycombination of elements may be implemented as a “processing system” thatincludes one or more processors. Examples of processors includemicroprocessors, microcontrollers, graphics processing units (GPUs),central processing units (CPUs), application processors, digital signalprocessors (DSPs), reduced instruction set computing (RISC) processors,systems on a chip (SoC), baseband processors, field programmable gatearrays (FPGAs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), state machines, gatedlogic, discrete hardware circuits, and other suitable hardwareconfigured to perform the various functionality described throughoutthis disclosure. One or more processors in the processing system mayexecute software. Software shall be construed broadly to meaninstructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code,programs, subprograms, software components, applications, softwareapplications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects,executables, threads of execution, procedures, functions, etc., whetherreferred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardwaredescription language, or otherwise.

Accordingly, in one or more example embodiments, the functions describedmay be implemented in hardware, software, or any combination thereof. Ifimplemented in software, the functions may be stored on or encoded asone or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium.Computer-readable media includes computer storage media. Storage mediamay be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way ofexample, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise arandom-access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electricallyerasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), optical disk storage, magnetic diskstorage, other magnetic storage devices, combinations of the types ofcomputer-readable media, or any other medium that can be used to storecomputer executable code in the form of instructions or data structuresthat can be accessed by a computer.

While aspects and implementations are described in this application byillustration to some examples, those skilled in the art will understandthat additional implementations and use cases may come about in manydifferent arrangements and scenarios. Aspects described herein may beimplemented across many differing platform types, devices, systems,shapes, sizes, and packaging arrangements. For example, implementationsand/or uses may come about via integrated chip implementations and othernon-module-component based devices (e.g., end-user devices, vehicles,communication devices, computing devices, industrial equipment,retail/purchasing devices, medical devices, artificial intelligence(AI)-enabled devices, etc.). While some examples may or may not bespecifically directed to use cases or applications, a wide assortment ofapplicability of described aspects may occur. Implementations may rangea spectrum from chip-level or modular components to non-modular,non-chip-level implementations and further to aggregate, distributed, ororiginal equipment manufacturer (OEM) devices or systems incorporatingone or more aspects of the described aspects. In some practicalsettings, devices incorporating described aspects and features may alsoinclude additional components and features for implementation andpractice of claimed and described aspect. For example, transmission andreception of wireless signals necessarily includes a number ofcomponents for analog and digital purposes (e.g., hardware componentsincluding antenna, RF-chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffer,processor(s), interleaver, adders/summers, etc.). It is intended thataspects described herein may be practiced in a wide variety of devices,chip-level components, systems, distributed arrangements, aggregated ordisaggregated components, end-user devices, etc. of varying sizes,shapes, and constitution.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communicationssystem and an access network 100. The wireless communications system(also referred to as a wireless wide area network (WWAN)) includes basestations 102, UEs 104, an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) 160, and anothercore network 190 (e.g., a 5G Core (5GC)). The base stations 102 mayinclude macrocells (high power cellular base station) and/or small cells(low power cellular base station). The macrocells include base stations.The small cells include femtocells, picocells, and microcells.

The base stations 102 configured for 4G LTE (collectively referred to asEvolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) TerrestrialRadio Access Network (E-UTRAN)) may interface with the EPC 160 throughfirst backhaul links 132 (e.g., S1 interface). The base stations 102configured for 5G NR (collectively referred to as Next Generation RAN(NG-RAN)) may interface with core network 190 through second backhaullinks 184. In addition to other functions, the base stations 102 mayperform one or more of the following functions: transfer of user data,radio channel ciphering and deciphering, integrity protection, headercompression, mobility control functions (e.g., handover, dualconnectivity), inter-cell interference coordination, connection setupand release, load balancing, distribution for non-access stratum (NAS)messages, NAS node selection, synchronization, radio access network(RAN) sharing, multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS), subscriberand equipment trace, RAN information management (RIM), paging,positioning, and delivery of warning messages. The base stations 102 maycommunicate directly or indirectly (e.g., through the EPC 160 or corenetwork 190) with each other over third backhaul links 134 (e.g., X2interface). The first backhaul links 132, the second backhaul links 184,and the third backhaul links 134 may be wired or wireless.

The base stations 102 may wirelessly communicate with the UEs 104. Eachof the base stations 102 may provide communication coverage for arespective geographic coverage area 110. There may be overlappinggeographic coverage areas 110. For example, the small cell 102′ may havea coverage area 110′ that overlaps the coverage area 110 of one or moremacro base stations 102. A network that includes both small cell andmacrocells may be known as a heterogeneous network. A heterogeneousnetwork may also include Home Evolved Node Bs (eNBs) (HeNBs), which mayprovide service to a restricted group known as a closed subscriber group(CSG). The communication links 120 between the base stations 102 and theUEs 104 may include uplink (UL) (also referred to as reverse link)transmissions from a UE 104 to a base station 102 and/or downlink (DL)(also referred to as forward link) transmissions from a base station 102to a UE 104. The communication links 120 may use multiple-input andmultiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, including spatialmultiplexing, beamforming, and/or transmit diversity. The communicationlinks may be through one or more carriers. The base stations 102/UEs 104may use spectrum up to Y MHz (e.g., 5, 10, 15, 20, 100, 400, etc. MHz)bandwidth per carrier allocated in a carrier aggregation of up to atotal of Yx MHz (x component carriers) used for transmission in eachdirection. The carriers may or may not be adjacent to each other.Allocation of carriers may be asymmetric with respect to DL and UL(e.g., more or fewer carriers may be allocated for DL than for UL). Thecomponent carriers may include a primary component carrier and one ormore secondary component carriers. A primary component carrier may bereferred to as a primary cell (PCell) and a secondary component carriermay be referred to as a secondary cell (SCell).

Certain UEs 104 may communicate with each other using device-to-device(D2D) communication link 158. The D2D communication link 158 may use theDL/UL WWAN spectrum. The D2D communication link 158 may use one or moresidelink channels, such as a physical sidelink broadcast channel(PSBCH), a physical sidelink discovery channel (PSDCH), a physicalsidelink shared channel (PSSCH), and a physical sidelink control channel(PSCCH). D2D communication may be through a variety of wireless D2Dcommunications systems, such as for example, WiMedia, Bluetooth, ZigBee,Wi-Fi based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE) 802.11 standard, LTE, or NR.

The wireless communications system may further include a Wi-Fi accesspoint (AP) 150 in communication with Wi-Fi stations (STAs) 152 viacommunication links 154, e.g., in a 5 GHz unlicensed frequency spectrumor the like. When communicating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, theSTAs 152/AP 150 may perform a clear channel assessment (CCA) prior tocommunicating in order to determine whether the channel is available.

The small cell 102′ may operate in a licensed and/or an unlicensedfrequency spectrum. When operating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum,the small cell 102′ may employ NR and use the same unlicensed frequencyspectrum (e.g., 5 GHz, or the like) as used by the Wi-Fi AP 150. Thesmall cell 102′, employing NR in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, mayboost coverage to and/or increase capacity of the access network.

The electromagnetic spectrum is often subdivided, based onfrequency/wavelength, into various classes, bands, channels, etc. In 5GNR, two initial operating bands have been identified as frequency rangedesignations FR1 (410 MHz-7.125 GHz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz-52.6 GHz).Although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often referredto (interchangeably) as a “sub-6 GHz” band in various documents andarticles. A similar nomenclature issue sometimes occurs with regard toFR2, which is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “millimeter wave”band in documents and articles, despite being different from theextremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz-300 GHz) which is identifiedby the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as a “millimeterwave” band.

The frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are often referred to as mid-bandfrequencies. Recent 5G NR studies have identified an operating band forthese mid-band frequencies as frequency range designation FR3 (7.125GHz-24.25 GHz). Frequency bands falling within FR3 may inherit FR1characteristics and/or FR2 characteristics, and thus may effectivelyextend features of FR1 and/or FR2 into mid-band frequencies. Inaddition, higher frequency bands are currently being explored to extend5G NR operation beyond 52.6 GHz. For example, three higher operatingbands have been identified as frequency range designations FR4a or FR4-1(52.6 GHz-71 GHz), FR4 (52.6 GHz-114.25 GHz), and FR5 (114.25 GHz-300GHz). Each of these higher frequency bands falls within the EHF band.

With the above aspects in mind, unless specifically stated otherwise, itshould be understood that the term “sub-6 GHz” or the like if usedherein may broadly represent frequencies that may be less than 6 GHz,may be within FR1, or may include mid-band frequencies. Further, unlessspecifically stated otherwise, it should be understood that the term“millimeter wave” or the like if used herein may broadly representfrequencies that may include mid-band frequencies, may be within FR2,FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1, and/or FR5, or may be within the EHF band.

A base station 102, whether a small cell 102′ or a large cell (e.g.,macro base station), may include and/or be referred to as an eNB, gNodeB(gNB), or another type of base station. Some base stations, such as gNB180 may operate in a traditional sub 6 GHz spectrum, in millimeter wavefrequencies, and/or near millimeter wave frequencies in communicationwith the UE 104. When the gNB 180 operates in millimeter wave or nearmillimeter wave frequencies, the gNB 180 may be referred to as amillimeter wave base station. The millimeter wave base station 180 mayutilize beamforming 182 with the UE 104 to compensate for the path lossand short range. The base station 180 and the UE 104 may each include aplurality of antennas, such as antenna elements, antenna panels, and/orantenna arrays to facilitate the beamforming.

The base station 180 may transmit a beamformed signal to the UE 104 inone or more transmit directions 182′. The UE 104 may receive thebeamformed signal from the base station 180 in one or more receivedirections 182″. The UE 104 may also transmit a beamformed signal to thebase station 180 in one or more transmit directions. The base station180 may receive the beamformed signal from the UE 104 in one or morereceive directions. The base station 180/UE 104 may perform beamtraining to determine the best receive and transmit directions for eachof the base station 180/UE 104. The transmit and receive directions forthe base station 180 may or may not be the same. The transmit andreceive directions for the UE 104 may or may not be the same.

The EPC 160 may include a Mobility Management Entity (MME) 162, otherMMEs 164, a Serving Gateway 166, a Multimedia Broadcast MulticastService (MBMS) Gateway 168, a Broadcast Multicast Service Center (BM-SC)170, and a Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway 172. The MME 162 may be incommunication with a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) 174. The MME 162 isthe control node that processes the signaling between the UEs 104 andthe EPC 160. Generally, the MME 162 provides bearer and connectionmanagement. All user Internet protocol (IP) packets are transferredthrough the Serving Gateway 166, which itself is connected to the PDNGateway 172. The PDN Gateway 172 provides UE IP address allocation aswell as other functions. The PDN Gateway 172 and the BM-SC 170 areconnected to the IP Services 176. The IP Services 176 may include theInternet, an intranet, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), a PS StreamingService, and/or other IP services. The BM-SC 170 may provide functionsfor MBMS user service provisioning and delivery. The BM-SC 170 may serveas an entry point for content provider MBMS transmission, may be used toauthorize and initiate MBMS Bearer Services within a public land mobilenetwork (PLMN), and may be used to schedule MBMS transmissions. The MBMSGateway 168 may be used to distribute MBMS traffic to the base stations102 belonging to a Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN)area broadcasting a particular service, and may be responsible forsession management (start/stop) and for collecting eMBMS relatedcharging information.

The core network 190 may include an Access and Mobility ManagementFunction (AMF) 192, other AMFs 193, a Session Management Function (SMF)194, and a User Plane Function (UPF) 195. The AMF 192 may be incommunication with a Unified Data Management (UDM) 196. The AMF 192 isthe control node that processes the signaling between the UEs 104 andthe core network 190. Generally, the AMF 192 provides QoS flow andsession management. All user Internet protocol (IP) packets aretransferred through the UPF 195. The UPF 195 provides UE IP addressallocation as well as other functions. The UPF 195 is connected to theIP Services 197. The IP Services 197 may include the Internet, anintranet, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), a Packet Switch (PS)Streaming (PSS) Service, and/or other IP services.

The base station may include and/or be referred to as a gNB, Node B,eNB, an access point, a base transceiver station, a radio base station,a radio transceiver, a transceiver function, a basic service set (BSS),an extended service set (ESS), a transmit reception point (TRP), or someother suitable terminology. The base station 102 provides an accesspoint to the EPC 160 or core network 190 for a UE 104. Examples of UEs104 include a cellular phone, a smart phone, a session initiationprotocol (SIP) phone, a laptop, a personal digital assistant (PDA), asatellite radio, a global positioning system, a multimedia device, avideo device, a digital audio player (e.g., MP3 player), a camera, agame console, a tablet, a smart device, a wearable device, a vehicle, anelectric meter, a gas pump, a large or small kitchen appliance, ahealthcare device, an implant, a sensor/actuator, a display, or anyother similar functioning device. Some of the UEs 104 may be referred toas IoT devices (e.g., parking meter, gas pump, toaster, vehicles, heartmonitor, etc.). The UE 104 may also be referred to as a station, amobile station, a subscriber station, a mobile unit, a subscriber unit,a wireless unit, a remote unit, a mobile device, a wireless device, awireless communications device, a remote device, a mobile subscriberstation, an access terminal, a mobile terminal, a wireless terminal, aremote terminal, a handset, a user agent, a mobile client, a client, orsome other suitable terminology. In some scenarios, the term UE may alsoapply to one or more companion devices such as in a device constellationarrangement. One or more of these devices may collectively access thenetwork and/or individually access the network.

Referring again to FIG. 1, in certain aspects, the UE 104 may include ascheduling type indicating component 198. In some aspects, thescheduling type indicating component 198 may be configured to transmit,to a base station, a scheduling request (SR) or a physical random accesschannel (PRACH) associated with a scheduling type indication thatindicates a DG or a CG. In some aspects, the scheduling type indicatingcomponent 198 may be configured to receive a response from the basestation.

In certain aspects, the base station 180 may include a scheduling typeprocessing component 199. In some aspects, the scheduling typeprocessing component 199 may be configured to receive, from a UE, an SRor a PRACH associated with a scheduling type indication that indicates aDG or a CG. In some aspects, the scheduling type processing component199 may be configured to transmit a response to the UE.

Although the following description may be focused on 5G NR, the conceptsdescribed herein may be applicable to other similar areas, such as LTE,LTE-A, CDMA, GSM, and other wireless technologies.

FIG. 2A is a diagram 200 illustrating an example of a first subframewithin a 5G NR frame structure. FIG. 2B is a diagram 230 illustrating anexample of DL channels within a 5G NR subframe. FIG. 2C is a diagram 250illustrating an example of a second subframe within a 5G NR framestructure. FIG. 2D is a diagram 280 illustrating an example of ULchannels within a 5G NR subframe. The 5G NR frame structure may befrequency division duplexed (FDD) in which for a particular set ofsubcarriers (carrier system bandwidth), subframes within the set ofsubcarriers are dedicated for either DL or UL, or may be time divisionduplexed (TDD) in which for a particular set of subcarriers (carriersystem bandwidth), subframes within the set of subcarriers are dedicatedfor both DL and UL. In the examples provided by FIGS. 2A, 2C, the 5G NRframe structure is assumed to be TDD, with subframe 4 being configuredwith slot format 28 (with mostly DL), where D is DL, U is UL, and F isflexible for use between DL/UL, and subframe 3 being configured withslot format 1 (with all UL). While subframes 3, 4 are shown with slotformats 1, 28, respectively, any particular subframe may be configuredwith any of the various available slot formats 0-61. Slot formats 0, 1are all DL, UL, respectively. Other slot formats 2-61 include a mix ofDL, UL, and flexible symbols. UEs are configured with the slot format(dynamically through DL control information (DCI), orsemi-statically/statically through radio resource control (RRC)signaling) through a received slot format indicator (SFI). Note that thedescription infra applies also to a 5G NR frame structure that is TDD.

FIGS. 2A-2D illustrate a frame structure, and the aspects of the presentdisclosure may be applicable to other wireless communicationtechnologies, which may have a different frame structure and/ordifferent channels. A frame (10 ms) may be divided into 10 equally sizedsubframes (1 ms). Each subframe may include one or more time slots.Subframes may also include mini-slots, which may include 7, 4, or 2symbols. Each slot may include 14 or 12 symbols, depending on whetherthe cyclic prefix (CP) is normal or extended. For normal CP, each slotmay include 14 symbols, and for extended CP, each slot may include 12symbols. The symbols on DL may be CP orthogonal frequency divisionmultiplexing (OFDM) (CP-OFDM) symbols. The symbols on UL may be CP-OFDMsymbols (for high throughput scenarios) or discrete Fourier transform(DFT) spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM) symbols (also referred to as singlecarrier frequency-division multiple access (SC-FDMA) symbols) (for powerlimited scenarios; limited to a single stream transmission). The numberof slots within a subframe is based on the CP and the numerology. Thenumerology defines the subcarrier spacing (SCS) and, effectively, thesymbol length/duration, which is equal to 1/SCS.

SCS μ Δf = 2^(μ) · 15 [kHz] Cyclic prefix 0 15 Normal 1 30 Normal 2 60Normal, Extended 3 120 Normal 4 240 Normal

For normal CP (14 symbols/slot), different numerologies μ 0 to 4 allowfor 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 slots, respectively, per subframe. For extendedCP, the numerology 2 allows for 4 slots per subframe. Accordingly, fornormal CP and numerology μ, there are 14 symbols/slot and 2^(μ)slots/subframe. The subcarrier spacing may be equal to 2^(μ)*15 kHz,where μ is the numerology 0 to 4. As such, the numerology μ=0 has asubcarrier spacing of 15 kHz and the numerology μ=4 has a subcarrierspacing of 240 kHz. The symbol length/duration is inversely related tothe subcarrier spacing. FIGS. 2A-2D provide an example of normal CP with14 symbols per slot and numerology μ=2 with 4 slots per subframe. Theslot duration is 0.25 ms, the subcarrier spacing is 60 kHz, and thesymbol duration is approximately 16.67 μs. Within a set of frames, theremay be one or more different bandwidth parts (BWPs) (see FIG. 2B) thatare frequency division multiplexed. Each BWP may have a particularnumerology and CP (normal or extended).

A resource grid may be used to represent the frame structure. Each timeslot includes a resource block (RB) (also referred to as physical RBs(PRBs)) that extends 12 consecutive subcarriers. The resource grid isdivided into multiple resource elements (REs). The number of bitscarried by each RE depends on the modulation scheme.

As illustrated in FIG. 2A, some of the REs carry reference (pilot)signals (RS) for the UE. The RS may include demodulation RS (DM-RS)(indicated as R for one particular configuration, but other DM-RSconfigurations are possible) and channel state information referencesignals (CSI-RS) for channel estimation at the UE. The RS may alsoinclude beam measurement RS (BRS), beam refinement RS (BRRS), and phasetracking RS (PT-RS).

FIG. 2B illustrates an example of various DL channels within a subframeof a frame. The physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) carries DCIwithin one or more control channel elements (CCEs) (e.g., 1, 2, 4, 8, or16 CCEs), each CCE including six RE groups (REGs), each REG including 12consecutive REs in an OFDM symbol of an RB. A PDCCH within one BWP maybe referred to as a control resource set (CORESET). A UE is configuredto monitor PDCCH candidates in a PDCCH search space (e.g., common searchspace, UE-specific search space) during PDCCH monitoring occasions onthe CORESET, where the PDCCH candidates have different DCI formats anddifferent aggregation levels. Additional BWPs may be located at greaterand/or lower frequencies across the channel bandwidth. A primarysynchronization signal (PSS) may be within symbol 2 of particularsubframes of a frame. The PSS is used by a UE 104 to determinesubframe/symbol timing and a physical layer identity. A secondarysynchronization signal (SSS) may be within symbol 4 of particularsubframes of a frame. The SSS is used by a UE to determine a physicallayer cell identity group number and radio frame timing. Based on thephysical layer identity and the physical layer cell identity groupnumber, the UE can determine a physical cell identifier (PCI). Based onthe PCI, the UE can determine the locations of the DM-RS. The physicalbroadcast channel (PBCH), which carries a master information block(MIB), may be logically grouped with the PSS and SSS to form asynchronization signal (SS)/PBCH block (also referred to as SS block(SSB)). The MIB provides a number of RBs in the system bandwidth and asystem frame number (SFN). The physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)carries user data, broadcast system information not transmitted throughthe PBCH such as system information blocks (SIBs), and paging messages.

As illustrated in FIG. 2C, some of the REs carry DM-RS (indicated as Rfor one particular configuration, but other DM-RS configurations arepossible) for channel estimation at the base station. The UE maytransmit DM-RS for the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and DM-RSfor the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The PUSCH DM-RS may betransmitted in the first one or two symbols of the PUSCH. The PUCCHDM-RS may be transmitted in different configurations depending onwhether short or long PUCCHs are transmitted and depending on theparticular PUCCH format used. The UE may transmit sounding referencesignals (SRS). The SRS may be transmitted in the last symbol of asubframe. The SRS may have a comb structure, and a UE may transmit SRSon one of the combs. The SRS may be used by a base station for channelquality estimation to enable frequency-dependent scheduling on the UL.

FIG. 2D illustrates an example of various UL channels within a subframeof a frame. The PUCCH may be located as indicated in one configuration.The PUCCH carries uplink control information (UCI), such as schedulingrequests, a channel quality indicator (CQI), a precoding matrixindicator (PMI), a rank indicator (RI), and hybrid automatic repeatrequest (HARQ) acknowledgment (ACK) (HARQ-ACK) feedback (i.e., one ormore HARQ ACK bits indicating one or more ACK and/or negative ACK(NACK)). The PUSCH carries data, and may additionally be used to carry abuffer status report (BSR), a power headroom report (PHR), and/or UCI.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a base station 310 in communication with aUE 350 in an access network. In the DL, IP packets from the EPC 160 maybe provided to a controller/processor 375. The controller/processor 375implements layer 3 and layer 2 functionality. Layer 3 includes a radioresource control (RRC) layer, and layer 2 includes a service dataadaptation protocol (SDAP) layer, a packet data convergence protocol(PDCP) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, and a medium accesscontrol (MAC) layer. The controller/processor 375 provides RRC layerfunctionality associated with broadcasting of system information (e.g.,MIB, SIBs), RRC connection control (e.g., RRC connection paging, RRCconnection establishment, RRC connection modification, and RRCconnection release), inter radio access technology (RAT) mobility, andmeasurement configuration for UE measurement reporting; PDCP layerfunctionality associated with header compression/decompression, security(ciphering, deciphering, integrity protection, integrity verification),and handover support functions; RLC layer functionality associated withthe transfer of upper layer packet data units (PDUs), error correctionthrough ARQ, concatenation, segmentation, and reassembly of RLC servicedata units (SDUs), re-segmentation of RLC data PDUs, and reordering ofRLC data PDUs; and MAC layer functionality associated with mappingbetween logical channels and transport channels, multiplexing of MACSDUs onto transport blocks (TBs), demultiplexing of MAC SDUs from TBs,scheduling information reporting, error correction through HARQ,priority handling, and logical channel prioritization.

The transmit (TX) processor 316 and the receive (RX) processor 370implement layer 1 functionality associated with various signalprocessing functions. Layer 1, which includes a physical (PHY) layer,may include error detection on the transport channels, forward errorcorrection (FEC) coding/decoding of the transport channels,interleaving, rate matching, mapping onto physical channels,modulation/demodulation of physical channels, and MIMO antennaprocessing. The TX processor 316 handles mapping to signalconstellations based on various modulation schemes (e.g., binaryphase-shift keying (BPSK), quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK),M-phase-shift keying (M-PSK), M-quadrature amplitude modulation(M-QAM)). The coded and modulated symbols may then be split intoparallel streams. Each stream may then be mapped to an OFDM subcarrier,multiplexed with a reference signal (e.g., pilot) in the time and/orfrequency domain, and then combined together using an Inverse FastFourier Transform (IFFT) to produce a physical channel carrying a timedomain OFDM symbol stream. The OFDM stream is spatially precoded toproduce multiple spatial streams. Channel estimates from a channelestimator 374 may be used to determine the coding and modulation scheme,as well as for spatial processing. The channel estimate may be derivedfrom a reference signal and/or channel condition feedback transmitted bythe UE 350. Each spatial stream may then be provided to a differentantenna 320 via a separate transmitter 318 TX. Each transmitter 318 TXmay modulate a radio frequency (RF) carrier with a respective spatialstream for transmission.

At the UE 350, each receiver 354 RX receives a signal through itsrespective antenna 352. Each receiver 354 RX recovers informationmodulated onto an RF carrier and provides the information to the receive(RX) processor 356. The TX processor 368 and the RX processor 356implement layer 1 functionality associated with various signalprocessing functions. The RX processor 356 may perform spatialprocessing on the information to recover any spatial streams destinedfor the UE 350. If multiple spatial streams are destined for the UE 350,they may be combined by the RX processor 356 into a single OFDM symbolstream. The RX processor 356 then converts the OFDM symbol stream fromthe time-domain to the frequency domain using a Fast Fourier Transform(FFT). The frequency domain signal comprises a separate OFDM symbolstream for each subcarrier of the OFDM signal. The symbols on eachsubcarrier, and the reference signal, are recovered and demodulated bydetermining the most likely signal constellation points transmitted bythe base station 310. These soft decisions may be based on channelestimates computed by the channel estimator 358. The soft decisions arethen decoded and deinterleaved to recover the data and control signalsthat were originally transmitted by the base station 310 on the physicalchannel. The data and control signals are then provided to thecontroller/processor 359, which implements layer 3 and layer 2functionality.

The controller/processor 359 can be associated with a memory 360 thatstores program codes and data. The memory 360 may be referred to as acomputer-readable medium. In the UL, the controller/processor 359provides demultiplexing between transport and logical channels, packetreassembly, deciphering, header decompression, and control signalprocessing to recover IP packets from the EPC 160. Thecontroller/processor 359 is also responsible for error detection usingan ACK and/or NACK protocol to support HARQ operations.

Similar to the functionality described in connection with the DLtransmission by the base station 310, the controller/processor 359provides RRC layer functionality associated with system information(e.g., MIB, SIBs) acquisition, RRC connections, and measurementreporting; PDCP layer functionality associated with headercompression/decompression, and security (ciphering, deciphering,integrity protection, integrity verification); RLC layer functionalityassociated with the transfer of upper layer PDUs, error correctionthrough ARQ, concatenation, segmentation, and reassembly of RLC SDUs,re-segmentation of RLC data PDUs, and reordering of RLC data PDUs; andMAC layer functionality associated with mapping between logical channelsand transport channels, multiplexing of MAC SDUs onto TBs,demultiplexing of MAC SDUs from TBs, scheduling information reporting,error correction through HARQ, priority handling, and logical channelprioritization.

Channel estimates derived by a channel estimator 358 from a referencesignal or feedback transmitted by the base station 310 may be used bythe TX processor 368 to select the appropriate coding and modulationschemes, and to facilitate spatial processing. The spatial streamsgenerated by the TX processor 368 may be provided to different antenna352 via separate transmitters 354TX. Each transmitter 354TX may modulatean RF carrier with a respective spatial stream for transmission.

The UL transmission is processed at the base station 310 in a mannersimilar to that described in connection with the receiver function atthe UE 350. Each receiver 318RX receives a signal through its respectiveantenna 320. Each receiver 318RX recovers information modulated onto anRF carrier and provides the information to a RX processor 370.

The controller/processor 375 can be associated with a memory 376 thatstores program codes and data. The memory 376 may be referred to as acomputer-readable medium. In the UL, the controller/processor 375provides demultiplexing between transport and logical channels, packetreassembly, deciphering, header decompression, control signal processingto recover IP packets from the UE 350. IP packets from thecontroller/processor 375 may be provided to the EPC 160. Thecontroller/processor 375 is also responsible for error detection usingan ACK and/or NACK protocol to support HARQ operations.

At least one of the TX processor 368, the RX processor 356, and thecontroller/processor 359 may be configured to perform aspects inconnection with scheduling type indicating component 198 of FIG. 1.

At least one of the TX processor 316, the RX processor 370, and thecontroller/processor 375 may be configured to perform aspects inconnection with scheduling type processing component 199 of FIG. 1.

Wireless communication may support higher capability devices as well asreduced capability devices. Among others, examples of higher capabilitydevices may include premium smartphones, V2X devices, URLLC devices,eMBB devices, etc. Among other examples, reduced capability devices mayinclude wearables, industrial wireless sensor networks (IWSN),surveillance cameras, low-end smartphones, etc. For example, NRcommunication systems may support both the higher capability devices andthe reduced capability devices. A reduced capability device may bereferred to as an NR light device, a low-tier device, a lower tierdevice, etc. Reduced capability UEs may communicate based on varioustypes of wireless communication. For example, smart wearables maytransmit or receive communication based on low power wide area(LPWA)/mMTC, relaxed IoT devices may transmit or receive communicationbased on URLLC, sensors/cameras may transmit or receive communicationbased on eMBB, etc.

In some examples, a reduced capability UE may have an uplinktransmission power of at least 10 dB less than that a higher capabilityUE. As another example, a reduced capability UE may have reducedtransmission bandwidth or reception bandwidth than other UEs. Forinstance, a reduced capability UE may have an operating bandwidthbetween 5 MHz and 20 MHz for both transmission and reception, incontrast to other UEs which may have a bandwidth of up to 100 MHz. As afurther example, a reduced capability UE may have a reduced number ofreception antennas in comparison to other UEs. For instance, a reducedcapability UE may have only a single receive antenna and may experiencea lower equivalent receive signal to noise ratio (SNR) in comparison tohigher capability UEs that may have multiple antennas. Reducedcapability UEs may also have reduced computational complexity than otherUEs.

It may be helpful for communication to be scalable and deployable in amore efficient and cost-effective way. For example, it may be possibleto relax or reduce peak throughput, latency, and/or reliabilityrequirements for the reduced capability devices. In some examples,reductions in power consumption, complexity, production cost, and/orreductions in system overhead may be prioritized. As an example,industrial wireless sensors may have an acceptable up to approximately100 ms. In some safety-related applications, the latency of industrialwireless sensors may be acceptable up to 10 ms or up to 5 ms. The datarate may be lower and may include more uplink traffic than downlinktraffic. As another example, video surveillance devices may have anacceptable latency up to approximately 500 ms.

In wireless communication systems, a UE may request UL resources bysending an SR or PRACH to a base station. The base station may respondby sending a DCI message granting UL resources such as UL DG PUSCH.However, the UE may have a large amount of UL data that the UE may usemultiple slots to be configured. For example, for reduced capability(which may be referred to as a “RedCap”) UEs, the UE may have UL heavyuse cases such as video surveillance cameras and industrial wirelesssensors that may need to send bursts of UL data. For reduced capabilityUEs, a more efficient power and resource-efficient setting thantransmitting a DCI command in every slot may be advantageous. In someaspects, the UE may request using an SR or PRACH to be able to sendmultiple messages without multiple grants, which may reduce monitoringat a reduced capability UE for control signaling with multiple grants.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example communication flow 400 that includes a UE402 and a base station 404. The UE 402 may transmit an SR 406A with anindication indicating a requested/preferred scheduling type (DG or CG).In some aspects, the indication may be coded in the SR or informationbits. In some aspects, the indication may be using configured/definedPUCCH resources for DG or CG. The indication may include one or more ofa CG configuration index, a number of CG occasions or slots, one or moreresource blocks for the DG or the CG, a modulation and coding scheme forthe DG or the CG, a number of repetitions for the DG or the CG, a bufferstatus report (BSR), a power headroom report (PHR), or a spatialrelation.

The base station 404 may transmit a scheduling grant 406B as a responseto the UE 402. In some aspects, the scheduling grant may grant therequested CG or DG. In some aspects, the UE 402 may be configured toassume a default CG configuration is implicitly activated if the SR 406Ais acknowledged. In some aspects, the UE 402 may have requested a CG andthe response scheduling grant 406B may be DG. In some aspects, the UE402 may assume that the CG request is denied and may stop sendingfurther CG request repetitions and use the DG. In some aspects, the UE402 may transmit request repetition 406N up to a number of configuredmaximum repetitions.

In some aspects, instead of an SR, the UE 402 may transmit a PRACH 408with an indication indicating a requested/preferred scheduling type (DGor CG). The UE 402 may transmit the PRACH 408 on a RACH occasion (RO).In some aspects, the indication may be coded in the PRACH sequence orone or more information bits. In some aspects, the indication may beusing configured/defined PRACH resources for DG or CG. The indicationmay include one or more of a CG configuration index, a number of CGoccasions or slots, one or more resource blocks for the DG or the CG, amodulation and coding scheme for the DG or the CG, a number ofrepetitions for the DG or the CG, a BSR, a PHR, or a spatial relation.

The base station 404 may transmit a random access response (RAR) messagethat includes a PDCCH 410 as a response to the UE 402. In some aspects,the PDCCH 410 may grant the requested CG or DG. In some aspects, the UE402 may be configured to assume a default CG configuration is implicitlyactivated if the PRACH 408 is acknowledged. In some aspects, the UE 402may have requested a CG and the response PDCCH 410 in the RAR messagemay be DG. In some aspects, the UE 402 may assume that the CG request isdenied and may stop sending further CG request repetitions and use theDG. In some aspects, the UE 402 may transmit request repetition 408N upto a number of configured maximum repetitions. In some aspects, the UE402 may further transmit a PUCCH 412 to the base station 404 and receivea PDCCH/PDSCH 414 in response to the PUCCH 412.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart 500 of a method of wireless communication. In someexamples, the method may be performed by a UE (e.g., the UE 104, 350,402; the apparatus 902). The method may help to provide an SR or a PRACHwith an indication of scheduling type which may enable the UE totransmit multiple messages without multiple grants, thereby improvingefficiency.

At 504, the UE transmits, to a base station, an SR or a PRACH associatedwith a scheduling type indication that indicates a DG or a CG. As oneexample, the UE 402 may transmit, to a base station 404, an SR (e.g.,406A) or a PRACH (e.g., 408) associated with a scheduling typeindication that indicates a DG or a CG. For example, transmission 504may be performed by an indication transmission component 944 in FIG. 9.In some aspects, the scheduling type indication further includes one ormore of: a CG configuration index, a number of CG occasions or slots,one or more resource blocks for the DG or the CG, a modulation andcoding scheme for the DG or the CG, a number of repetitions for the DGor the CG, a BSR, a PHR, or a spatial relation. In some aspects, thescheduling type indication is indicated by transmitting the SR or thePRACH in configured PUCCH resources or PRACH resources. In some aspects,the scheduling type indication is coded in one or more information bits.In some aspects, the scheduling type indication is coded in the SR orthe PRACH.

At 506, the UE receives a response from the base station. For example,reception 506 may be performed by a response reception component 946 inFIG. 9. As one example, the UE 402 may receive a response from the basestation 404, such as the scheduling grant 406B or the PDCCH 410. In someaspects, the response is an acknowledgment and a default CGconfiguration is activated based on the acknowledgment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart 600 of a method of wireless communication. In someexamples, the method may be performed by a UE (e.g., the UE 104, 350,402; the apparatus 902). The method may help to provide an SR or a PRACHwith an indication of scheduling type which may enable the UE totransmit multiple messages without multiple grants, thereby improvingefficiency.

In some aspects, at 602, the UE receives an SR configuration or a PRACHconfiguration. As one example, the UE 402 may receive an SRconfiguration (e.g., SR configuration for SR 406A) or a PRACHconfiguration. For example, reception 602 may be performed by aconfiguration reception component 942 in FIG. 9. In some aspects, the SRor the PRACH associated with the scheduling type indication is based onthe SR configuration or the PRACH configuration. In some aspects, the SRconfiguration or the PRACH configuration comprises a number ofrepetitions or a PRACH format.

At 604, the UE transmits, to a base station, an SR or a PRACH associatedwith a scheduling type indication that indicates a DG or a CG. As oneexample, the UE 402 may transmit, to a base station 404, an SR (e.g.,406A) or a PRACH (e.g., 408) associated with a scheduling typeindication that indicates a DG or a CG. For example, transmission 604may be performed by an indication transmission component 944 in FIG. 9.In some aspects, the scheduling type indication further includes one ormore of: a CG configuration index, a number of CG occasions or slots,one or more resource blocks for the DG or the CG, a modulation andcoding scheme for the DG or the CG, a number of repetitions for the DGor the CG, a BSR, a PHR, or a spatial relation. In some aspects, thescheduling type indication is indicated by transmitting the SR or thePRACH in configured PUCCH resources or PRACH resources. In some aspects,the scheduling type indication is coded in one or more information bits.In some aspects, the scheduling type indication is coded in the SR orthe PRACH.

At 606, the UE receives a response from the base station. For example,reception 606 may be performed by a response reception component 946 inFIG. 9. As one example, the UE 402 may receive a response from the basestation 404, such as the scheduling grant 406B or the PDCCH 410. In someaspects, the response is an acknowledgment and a default CGconfiguration is activated based on the acknowledgment.

In some aspects, the scheduling type indication indicates the CG and theresponse includes the DG for the UE. In some aspects, at 608, the UEuses the DG. For example, using 608 may be performed by a DG usingcomponent 948 in FIG. 9.

In some aspects where the UE uses the DG, at 610, the UE refrains fromtransmitting CG request repetitions to the base station. In someaspects, at 610, the UE transmits one or more additional CG requests tothe base station. In some aspects, the UE stops sending the one or moreadditional CG requests if the UE has transmitted a number of CG requeststhat meets a CG request threshold. For example, transmission orrefraining 610 may be performed by a CG request component 950 in FIG. 9.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart 700 of a method of wireless communication. In someexamples, the method may be performed by a base station (e.g., the basestation 102/180, 310, 404; the apparatus 1002). The method may help abase station to process an SR or a PRACH with an indication ofscheduling type which may enable the base station to receive multiplemessages without multiple grants, thereby improving efficiency.

In some aspects, at 702, the base station transmits an SR configurationor a PRACH configuration. As one example, the base station 404 maytransmit an SR configuration or a PRACH configuration. For example,transmission 702 may be performed by a configuration transmissioncomponent 1042 in FIG. 10. In some aspects, the SR or the PRACHassociated with the scheduling type indication is based on the SRconfiguration or the PRACH configuration. In some aspects, the SRconfiguration or the PRACH configuration comprises a number ofrepetitions or a PRACH format.

At 704, the base station receives, from a UE, an SR or a PRACHassociated with a scheduling type indication that indicates a DG or aCG. As one example, the base station 404 may receive from a UE 402, anSR or a PRACH (e.g., 406A, 408) associated with a scheduling typeindication that indicates a DG or a CG. For example, reception 704 maybe performed by an indication reception component 1044 in FIG. 10. Insome aspects, the scheduling type indication further includes one ormore of: a CG configuration index, a number of CG occasions or slots,one or more resource blocks for the DG or the CG, a modulation andcoding scheme for the DG or the CG, a number of repetitions for the DGor the CG, a BSR, a PHR, or a spatial relation. In some aspects, thescheduling type indication is received by receiving the SR or the PRACHin configured PUCCH resources or PRACH resources. In some aspects, thescheduling type indication is coded in one or more information bits. Insome aspects, the scheduling type indication is coded in the SR or thePRACH.

At 706, the base station transmits a response to the UE. As one example,the base station 404 may transmit a response (such as the schedulinggrant 406B or the PDCCH 410) to the UE 402. For example, transmission706 may be performed by a response transmission component 1046 in FIG.10. In some aspects, the response is an acknowledgment and a default CGconfiguration is activated based on the acknowledgment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart 800 of a method of wireless communication. In someexamples, the method may be performed by a base station (e.g., the basestation 102/180, 310, 404; the apparatus 1002). The method may help abase station to process an SR or a PRACH with an indication ofscheduling type which may enable the base station to receive multiplemessages without multiple grants, thereby improving efficiency.

In some aspects, at 802, the base station transmits an SR configurationor a PRACH configuration. As one example, the base station 404 maytransmit an SR configuration or a PRACH configuration. For example,transmission 802 may be performed by a configuration transmissioncomponent 1042 in FIG. 10. In some aspects, the SR or the PRACHassociated with the scheduling type indication is based on the SRconfiguration or the PRACH configuration. In some aspects, the SRconfiguration or the PRACH configuration comprises a number ofrepetitions or a PRACH format.

At 804, the base station receives, from a UE, an SR or a PRACHassociated with a scheduling type indication that indicates a DG or aCG. As one example, the base station 404 may receive from a UE 402, anSR or a PRACH (e.g., 406A, 408) associated with a scheduling typeindication that indicates a DG or a CG. For example, reception 804 maybe performed by an indication reception component 1044 in FIG. 10. Insome aspects, the scheduling type indication further includes one ormore of: a CG configuration index, a number of CG occasions or slots,one or more resource blocks for the DG or the CG, a modulation andcoding scheme for the DG or the CG, a number of repetitions for the DGor the CG, a BSR, a PHR, or a spatial relation. In some aspects, thescheduling type indication is received by receiving the SR or the PRACHin configured PUCCH resources or PRACH resources. In some aspects, thescheduling type indication is coded in one or more information bits. Insome aspects, the scheduling type indication is coded in the SR or thePRACH.

At 806, the base station transmits a response to the UE. As one example,the base station 404 may transmit a response (such as the schedulinggrant 406B or the PDCCH 410) to the UE 402. For example, transmission806 may be performed by a response transmission component 1046 in FIG.10. In some aspects, the response is an acknowledgment and a default CGconfiguration is activated based on the acknowledgment.

In some aspects, the scheduling type indication indicates the CG and theresponse includes the DG for the UE. In some aspects, at 808, the basestation receives one or more additional CG requests from the UE. Forexample, reception 808 may be performed by a CG request processingcomponent 1048 in FIG. 10.

FIG. 9 is a diagram 900 illustrating an example of a hardwareimplementation for an apparatus 902. The apparatus 902 may be a UE, acomponent of a UE, or may implement UE functionality. In some aspects,the apparatus 902 includes a cellular baseband processor 904 (alsoreferred to as a modem) coupled to a cellular RF transceiver 922 and oneor more antennas. In some aspects, the apparatus 902 may further includeone or more subscriber identity modules (SIM) cards 920, an applicationprocessor 906 coupled to a secure digital (SD) card 908 and a screen910, a Bluetooth module 912, a wireless local area network (WLAN) module914, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module 916, and/or a power supply918. The cellular baseband processor 904 communicates through thecellular RF transceiver 922 with the UE 104 and/or BS 102/180. Thecellular baseband processor 904 may include a computer-readablemedium/memory. The computer-readable medium/memory may benon-transitory. The cellular baseband processor 904 is responsible forgeneral processing, including the execution of software stored on thecomputer-readable medium/memory. The software, when executed by thecellular baseband processor 904, causes the cellular baseband processor904 to perform the various functions described supra. Thecomputer-readable medium/memory may also be used for storing data thatis manipulated by the cellular baseband processor 904 when executingsoftware. The cellular baseband processor 904 further includes areception component 930, a communication manager 932, and a transmissioncomponent 934. The communication manager 932 includes the one or moreillustrated components. The components within the communication manager932 may be stored in the computer-readable medium/memory and/orconfigured as hardware within the cellular baseband processor 904. Thecellular baseband processor 904 may be a component of the UE 350 and mayinclude the memory 360 and/or at least one of the TX processor 368, theRX processor 356, and the controller/processor 359. In oneconfiguration, the apparatus 902 may be a modem chip and include justthe baseband processor 904, and in another configuration, the apparatus902 may be the entire UE (e.g., see 350 of FIG. 3) and include theadditional modules of the apparatus 902.

The communication manager 932 includes a configuration receptioncomponent 942 that is configured to receive an SR configuration or aPRACH configuration, e.g., as described in connection with 602 in FIG.6. The communication manager 932 further includes an indicationtransmission component 944 that is configured to transmit, to a basestation, an SR or a PRACH associated with a scheduling type indicationthat indicates a DG or a CG, e.g., as described in connection with 504in FIG. 5, or 604 in FIG. 6. The communication manager 932 furtherincludes a response reception component 946 that is configured toreceive a response from the base station, e.g., as described inconnection with 506 in FIG. 5, or 606 in FIG. 6. The communicationmanager 932 further includes a DG using component 948 that is configuredto use the DG, e.g., as described in connection with 608 in FIG. 6. Thecommunication manager 932 further includes a CG request component 950that is configured to transmit one or more additional CG requests to thebase station or refrain from transmitting CG request repetitions to thebase station, e.g., as described in connection with 610 in FIG. 6.

The apparatus may include additional components that perform each of theblocks of the algorithm in the flowcharts of FIGS. 5-6 As such, eachblock in the flowcharts of FIGS. 5-6 may be performed by a component andthe apparatus may include one or more of those components. Thecomponents may be one or more hardware components specificallyconfigured to carry out the stated processes/algorithm, implemented by aprocessor configured to perform the stated processes/algorithm, storedwithin a computer-readable medium for implementation by a processor, orsome combination thereof.

As shown, the apparatus 902 may include a variety of componentsconfigured for various functions. In one configuration, the apparatus902, and in particular the cellular baseband processor 904, includesmeans for transmitting, to a base station, an SR or a PRACH associatedwith a scheduling type indication that indicates a DG or a CG. In someaspects, the cellular baseband processor 904 further includes means forreceiving a response from the base station. In some aspects, thecellular baseband processor 904 further includes means for receiving anSR configuration or a PRACH configuration. In some aspects, the cellularbaseband processor 904 further includes means for using the DG. In someaspects, the cellular baseband processor 904 further includes means forrefraining from transmitting CG request repetitions to the base station.In some aspects, the cellular baseband processor 904 further includesmeans for transmitting one or more additional CG requests to the basestation. The means may be one or more of the components of the apparatus902 configured to perform the functions recited by the means. Asdescribed supra, the apparatus 902 may include the TX Processor 368, theRX Processor 356, and the controller/processor 359. As such, in oneconfiguration, the means may be the TX Processor 368, the RX Processor356, and the controller/processor 359 configured to perform thefunctions recited by the means.

FIG. 10 is a diagram 1000 illustrating an example of a hardwareimplementation for an apparatus 1002. The apparatus 1002 may be a basestation, a component of a base station, or may implement UEfunctionality. In some aspects, the apparatus further includes abaseband unit 1004. The baseband unit 1004 may communicate through acellular RF transceiver and at least one antenna with the UE 104. Thebaseband unit 1004 may include a computer-readable medium/memory. Thebaseband unit 1004 is responsible for general processing, including theexecution of software stored on the computer-readable medium/memory. Thesoftware, when executed by the baseband unit 1004, causes the basebandunit 1004 to perform the various functions described supra. Thecomputer-readable medium/memory may also be used for storing data thatis manipulated by the baseband unit 1004 when executing software. Thebaseband unit 1004 further includes a reception component 1030, acommunication manager 1032, and a transmission component 1034. Thecommunication manager 1032 includes the one or more illustratedcomponents. The components within the communication manager 1032 may bestored in the computer-readable medium/memory and/or configured ashardware within the baseband unit 1004. The baseband unit 1004 may be acomponent of the base station 310 and may include the memory 376 and/orat least one of the TX processor 316, the RX processor 370, and thecontroller/processor 375.

The communication manager 1032 includes a configuration transmissioncomponent 1042 that is configured to transmit an SR configuration or aPRACH configuration, e.g., as described in connection with 702 in FIG.7, or 802 in FIG. 8. The communication manager 1032 further includes anindication reception component 1044 that is configured to receive, froma UE, an SR or a PRACH associated with a scheduling type indication thatindicates a DG or a CG, e.g., as described in connection with 704 inFIG. 7, or 804 in FIG. 8. The communication manager 1032 furtherincludes a response transmission component 1046 that is configured totransmit a response to the UE, e.g., as described in connection with 706in FIG. 7, or 806 in FIG. 6. The communication manager 1032 furtherincludes a CG request processing component 1048 that is configured toreceive one or more additional CG requests from the UE, e.g., asdescribed in connection with 808 in FIG. 6.

The apparatus may include additional components that perform each of theblocks of the algorithm in the flowcharts of FIGS. 7-8. As such, eachblock in the flowcharts of FIGS. 7-8 may be performed by a component andthe apparatus may include one or more of those components. Thecomponents may be one or more hardware components specificallyconfigured to carry out the stated processes/algorithm, implemented by aprocessor configured to perform the stated processes/algorithm, storedwithin a computer-readable medium for implementation by a processor, orsome combination thereof.

As shown, the apparatus 1002 may include a variety of componentsconfigured for various functions. In one configuration, the apparatus1002, and in particular the baseband unit 1004, includes means forreceiving, from a UE, an SR or a PRACH associated with a scheduling typeindication that indicates a DG or a CG. In some aspects, the basebandunit 1004 further includes means for transmitting a response to the UE.In some aspects, the baseband unit 1004 further includes means fortransmitting an SR configuration or a PRACH configuration. In someaspects, the baseband unit 1004 further includes means for receiving oneor more additional CG requests from the UE. The means may be one or moreof the components of the apparatus 1002 configured to perform thefunctions recited by the means. As described supra, the apparatus 1002may include the TX Processor 316, the RX Processor 370, and thecontroller/processor 375. As such, in one configuration, the means maybe the TX Processor 316, the RX Processor 370, and thecontroller/processor 375 configured to perform the functions recited bythe means.

It is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of blocks in theprocesses/flowcharts disclosed is an illustration of example approaches.Based upon design preferences, it is understood that the specific orderor hierarchy of blocks in the processes/flowcharts may be rearranged.Further, some blocks may be combined or omitted. The accompanying methodclaims present elements of the various blocks in a sample order, and arenot meant to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

The previous description is provided to enable any person skilled in theart to practice the various aspects described herein. Variousmodifications to these aspects will be readily apparent to those skilledin the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied toother aspects. Thus, the claims are not intended to be limited to theaspects shown herein, but is to be accorded the full scope consistentwith the language claims, wherein reference to an element in thesingular is not intended to mean “one and only one” unless specificallyso stated, but rather “one or more.” Terms such as “if,” “when,” and“while” should be interpreted to mean “under the condition that” ratherthan imply an immediate temporal relationship or reaction. That is,these phrases, e.g., “when,” do not imply an immediate action inresponse to or during the occurrence of an action, but simply imply thatif a condition is met then an action will occur, but without requiring aspecific or immediate time constraint for the action to occur. The word“exemplary” is used herein to mean “serving as an example, instance, orillustration.” Any aspect described herein as “exemplary” is notnecessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over otheraspects. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the term “some” refers toone or more. Combinations such as “at least one of A, B, or C,” “one ormore of A, B, or C,” “at least one of A, B, and C,” “one or more of A,B, and C,” and “A, B, C, or any combination thereof” include anycombination of A, B, and/or C, and may include multiples of A, multiplesof B, or multiples of C. Specifically, combinations such as “at leastone of A, B, or C,” “one or more of A, B, or C,” “at least one of A, B,and C,” “one or more of A, B, and C,” and “A, B, C, or any combinationthereof” may be A only, B only, C only, A and B, A and C, B and C, or Aand B and C, where any such combinations may contain one or more memberor members of A, B, or C. All structural and functional equivalents tothe elements of the various aspects described throughout this disclosurethat are known or later come to be known to those of ordinary skill inthe art are expressly incorporated herein by reference and are intendedto be encompassed by the claims. Moreover, nothing disclosed herein isintended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether suchdisclosure is explicitly recited in the claims. The words “module,”“mechanism,” “element,” “device,” and the like may not be a substitutefor the word “means.” As such, no claim element is to be construed as ameans plus function unless the element is expressly recited using thephrase “means for.”

Aspect 1 is an apparatus for wireless communication of a UE, comprising:a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory andconfigured to: transmit, to a base station, a SR or a PRACH associatedwith a scheduling type indication that indicates a DG or a CG; andreceive a response from the base station.

Aspect 2 is the apparatus of aspect 1, wherein the scheduling typeindication is coded in the SR or the PRACH.

Aspect 3 is the apparatus of any of aspects 1-2, wherein the schedulingtype indication is coded in one or more information bits.

Aspect 4 is the apparatus of any of aspects 1-3, wherein the schedulingtype indication is indicated by transmitting the SR or the PRACH inconfigured PUCCH resources or PRACH resources.

Aspect 5 is the apparatus of any of aspects 1-4, wherein the schedulingtype indication further includes one or more of: a CG configurationindex, a number of CG occasions or slots, one or more resource blocksfor the DG or the CG, a modulation and coding scheme for the DG or theCG, a number of repetitions for the DG or the CG, a BSR, a PHR, or aspatial relation.

Aspect 6 is the apparatus of any of aspects 1-5, wherein the at leastone processor is further configured to: receive an SR configuration or aPRACH configuration, wherein the SR or the PRACH associated with thescheduling type indication is based on the SR configuration or the PRACHconfiguration.

Aspect 7 is the apparatus of any of aspects 1-6, wherein the SRconfiguration or the PRACH configuration comprises a number ofrepetitions or a PRACH format.

Aspect 8 is the apparatus of any of aspects 1-7, wherein the response isan acknowledgment, and wherein a default CG configuration is activatedbased on the acknowledgment.

Aspect 9 is the apparatus of any of aspects 1-8, wherein the schedulingtype indication indicates the CG and the response includes the DG forthe UE, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: usethe DG; and refrain from transmitting CG request repetitions to the basestation.

Aspect 10 is the apparatus of any of aspects 1-9, wherein the schedulingtype indication indicates the CG and the response includes the DG forthe UE, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:transmit one or more additional CG requests to the base station.

Aspect 11 is the apparatus of any of aspects 1-10, wherein the UE stopssending the one or more additional CG requests if the UE has transmitteda number of CG requests that meets a CG request threshold.

Aspect 12 is the apparatus of any of aspects 1-11, further comprising atransceiver coupled to the at least one processor.

Aspect 13 is an apparatus for wireless communication of a base station,comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memoryand configured to: receive, from a UE, a SR or a PRACH associated with ascheduling type indication that indicates a DG or a CG; and transmit aresponse to the UE.

Aspect 14 is the apparatus of aspect 13, wherein the scheduling typeindication is coded in the SR or the PRACH.

Aspect 15 is the apparatus of any of aspects 13-14, wherein thescheduling type indication is coded in one or more information bits.

Aspect 16 is the apparatus of any of aspects 13-15, wherein thescheduling type indication is received by receiving the SR or the PRACHin configured PUCCH resources or PRACH resources.

Aspect 17 is the apparatus of any of aspects 13-16, wherein thescheduling type indication further includes one or more of: a CGconfiguration index, a number of CG occasions or slots, one or moreresource blocks for the DG or the CG, a modulation and coding scheme forthe DG or the CG, a number of repetitions for the DG or the CG, a BSR, aPHR, or a spatial relation.

Aspect 18 is the apparatus of any of aspects 13-17, wherein the at leastone processor is further configured to: transmit an SR configuration ora PRACH configuration, wherein the SR or the PRACH associated with thescheduling type indication is based on the SR configuration or the PRACHconfiguration.

Aspect 19 is the apparatus of any of aspects 13-18, wherein the SRconfiguration or the PRACH configuration comprises a number ofrepetitions or a PRACH format.

Aspect 20 is the apparatus of any of aspects 13-19, wherein the responseis an acknowledgment, and wherein a default CG configuration isactivated based on the acknowledgment.

Aspect 21 is the apparatus of any of aspects 13-20, wherein thescheduling type indication indicates the CG and the response includesthe DG for the UE, wherein the at least one processor is furtherconfigured to: receiving one or more additional CG requests from the UE.

Aspect 22 is the apparatus of any of aspects 13-21, further comprising atransceiver coupled to the at least one processor.

Aspect 23 is a method of wireless communication for implementing any ofaspects 1 to 12.

Aspect 24 is an apparatus for wireless communication including means forimplementing any of aspects 1 to 12.

Aspect 25 is a computer-readable medium storing computer executablecode, where the code when executed by a processor causes the processorto implement any of aspects 1 to 12.

Aspect 26 is a method of wireless communication for implementing any ofaspects 13 to 22.

Aspect 27 is an apparatus for wireless communication including means forimplementing any of aspects 13 to 22.

Aspect 28 is a computer-readable medium storing computer executablecode, where the code when executed by a processor causes the processorto implement any of aspects 13 to 22.

What is claimed is:
 1. An apparatus for wireless communication of a userequipment (UE), comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupledto the memory and configured to: transmit, to a base station, ascheduling request (SR) or a physical random access channel (PRACH)associated with a scheduling type indication that indicates a dynamicgrant (DG) or a configured grant (CG); and receive a response from thebase station.
 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the scheduling typeindication is coded in the SR or the PRACH.
 3. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein the scheduling type indication is coded in one or moreinformation bits.
 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the schedulingtype indication is indicated by transmitting the SR or the PRACH inconfigured physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources or PRACHresources.
 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the scheduling typeindication further includes one or more of: a CG configuration index, anumber of CG occasions or slots, one or more resource blocks for the DGor the CG, a modulation and coding scheme for the DG or the CG, a numberof repetitions for the DG or the CG, a buffer status report (BSR), apower headroom report (PHR), or a spatial relation.
 6. The apparatus ofclaim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:receive an SR configuration or a PRACH configuration, wherein the SR orthe PRACH associated with the scheduling type indication is based on theSR configuration or the PRACH configuration.
 7. The apparatus of claim6, wherein the SR configuration or the PRACH configuration comprises anumber of repetitions or a PRACH format.
 8. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein the response is an acknowledgment, and wherein a default CGconfiguration is activated based on the acknowledgment.
 9. The apparatusof claim 1, wherein the scheduling type indication indicates the CG andthe response includes the DG for the UE, wherein the at least oneprocessor is further configured to: use the DG; and refrain fromtransmitting CG request repetitions to the base station.
 10. Theapparatus of claim 1, wherein the scheduling type indication indicatesthe CG and the response includes the DG for the UE, wherein the at leastone processor is further configured to: transmit one or more additionalCG requests to the base station.
 11. The apparatus of claim 10, whereinthe UE stops sending the one or more additional CG requests if the UEhas transmitted a number of CG requests that meets a CG requestthreshold.
 12. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising atransceiver coupled to the at least one processor.
 13. An apparatus forwireless communication of a base station, comprising: a memory; and atleast one processor coupled to the memory and configured to: receive,from a user equipment (UE), a scheduling request (SR) or a physicalrandom access channel (PRACH) associated with a scheduling typeindication that indicates a dynamic grant (DG) or a configured grant(CG); and transmit a response to the UE.
 14. The apparatus of claim 13,wherein the scheduling type indication is coded in the SR or the PRACH.15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the scheduling type indication iscoded in one or more information bits.
 16. The apparatus of claim 13,wherein the scheduling type indication is received by receiving the SRor the PRACH in configured physical uplink control channel (PUCCH)resources or PRACH resources.
 17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein thescheduling type indication further includes one or more of: a CGconfiguration index, a number of CG occasions or slots, one or moreresource blocks for the DG or the CG, a modulation and coding scheme forthe DG or the CG, a number of repetitions for the DG or the CG, a bufferstatus report (BSR), a power headroom report (PHR), or a spatialrelation.
 18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least oneprocessor is further configured to: transmit an SR configuration or aPRACH configuration, wherein the SR or the PRACH associated with thescheduling type indication is based on the SR configuration or the PRACHconfiguration.
 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the SRconfiguration or the PRACH configuration comprises a number ofrepetitions or a PRACH format.
 20. The apparatus of claim 13, whereinthe response is an acknowledgment, and wherein a default CGconfiguration is activated based on the acknowledgment.
 21. Theapparatus of claim 13, wherein the scheduling type indication indicatesthe CG and the response includes the DG for the UE, wherein the at leastone processor is further configured to: receive one or more additionalCG requests from the UE.
 22. The apparatus of claim 13, furthercomprising a transceiver coupled to the at least one processor.
 23. Amethod of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising:transmitting, to a base station, a scheduling request (SR) or a physicalrandom access channel (PRACH) associated with a scheduling typeindication that indicates a dynamic grant (DG) or a configured grant(CG); and receiving a response from the base station.
 24. The method ofclaim 23, wherein the scheduling type indication is coded in the SR orthe PRACH.
 25. The method of claim 23, wherein the scheduling typeindication is coded in one or more information bits.
 26. The method ofclaim 25, wherein the scheduling type indication is indicated bytransmitting the SR or the PRACH in configured physical uplink controlchannel (PUCCH) resources or PRACH resources.
 27. The method of claim23, wherein the scheduling type indication further includes one or moreof: a CG configuration index, a number of CG occasions or slots, one ormore resource blocks for the DG or the CG, a modulation and codingscheme for the DG or the CG, a number of repetitions for the DG or theCG, a buffer status report (BSR), a power headroom report (PHR), or aspatial relation.
 28. The method of claim 23, further comprising:receiving an SR configuration or a PRACH configuration, wherein the SRor the PRACH associated with the scheduling type indication is based onthe SR configuration or the PRACH configuration.
 29. The method of claim28, wherein the SR configuration or the PRACH configuration comprises anumber of repetitions or a PRACH format.
 30. A method of wirelesscommunication of a base station, comprising: receiving, from a userequipment (UE), a scheduling request (SR) or a physical random accesschannel (PRACH) associated with a scheduling type indication thatindicates a dynamic grant (DG) or a configured grant (CG); andtransmitting a response to the UE.